Transient recovery voltage and thermal performance of an airblast circuit breaker

1973 ◽  
Vol 120 (9) ◽  
pp. 994 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Birtwhistle ◽  
G.E. Gardner ◽  
B. Jones ◽  
R.J. Urwin
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Transient Recovery Voltage ◽  
Recovery Voltage

scholarly journals Comparison of the Interrupting Capability of Gas Circuit Breaker According to SF6, g3, and CO2/O2 Mixture

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 6388
Author(s):  
Woo-Young Lee ◽  
Jang-Un Jun ◽  
Ho-Seok Oh ◽  
Jun-Kyu Park ◽  
Yeon-Ho Oh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Filling Pressure ◽  
The Other ◽  
Zero Crossing ◽  
Arc Voltage ◽  
Transient Recovery Voltage ◽  
Test Circuit ◽  
Arc Current ◽  
Recovery Voltage ◽  
Current Zero

In the study, an interrupting performance test on the 145 kV gas circuit breaker is performed according to three different gases: SF6, g3 (5% NovecTM4710 with 95% CO2), and CO2(70%)/O2(30%) gases. Thanks to research advancements, it is confirmed that CO2 and g3 (5% NovecTM 4710) gases, respectively, have 40% and 75% dielectric strength, compared to that of SF6 gas. The filling pressure and transient recovery voltage criteria of each gas were determined differently in order to compare the maximum interrupting performance of each gas. The pressure of SF6 gas was determined to be 5.5 bar, which is typically used in circuit breakers. The pressure of the other two gases was determined to be 8.0 bar (the maximum available pressure of the test circuit breaker) to find the maximum interrupting performance. Moreover, the rate-of-rise of transient recovery voltage of SF6 was determined as 10 kV/μs, which is the value at the state of maximum interrupting performance of the test circuit breaker with SF6. On the other hand, the rate-of-rise of transient recovery voltages of g3 (5% NovecTM4710 with 95% CO2) and CO2(70%)/O2(30%) gases were, respectively, determined as 4∼5 kV/μs to find the interruption available point. The characteristics of arc conductance, arc current, and arc voltage near the current zero, and post-arc current are analyzed to compare the interrupting performance, according to different arc-quenching gases. The arc current is measured using a current transformer (Rogowski coil), and a signal processing method of the arc current and arc voltage is introduced to increase the reliability of the interrupting performance results. As a result of the test, it is confirmed that the critical arc conductance for all test conditions converged within a certain range and the value is around 0.7 mS. In addition, the critical current slope just before the current zero-crossing during the interrupting process is shown to be 1.8 A/μs between interruption success and failure. Consequently, it is verified that the CO2(70%)/O2(30%) mixture and g3 (5% NovecTM4710 with 95% CO2) have a similar arc extinguishing performance and SF6 has a relatively higher extinguishing performance than that of CO2(70%)/O2(30%) mixture and g3 (5% NovecTM4710 with 95% CO2) under the aforementioned filling pressure and TRV conditions.

Electrical Stress Analysis of Switching Transients in 115 kV High Voltage Substation

2015 ◽  
Vol 781 ◽  
pp. 333-336
Author(s):  
Ratana Kem ◽  
Warunee Srisongkram ◽  
Phanupong Fuangpian ◽  
Thanapong Suwanasri
Keyword(s):  
Stress Analysis ◽  
Capacitor Bank ◽  
Circuit Breaker ◽  
Inrush Current ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Power Circuit ◽  
Electrical Stress ◽  
Transient Recovery Voltage ◽  
Recovery Voltage

This paper presents electrical stress analysis from capacitor bank switching in a 115 kV substation. The actual data of all equipment in substation are used in the simulated circuit by using ATP/EMTP program. The cases study focused on the determination of proper value of series reactor, effect of circuit breaker pole discrepancy on inrush current, line model selection and load variation. Electrical stress from energizing inrush current as well as transient recovery voltage and rate of rise of recovery voltage imposed on power circuit breaker during capacitor bank has been analyzed. The obtained results are used as guidelines for analysis of the electric stresses on substation equipment while capacitor banks are energized. Moreover, those results can be used to select the proper rating of circuit breakers to withstand the electric stresses in the transmission network.

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